单词 | supersubstantial |
释义 | supersubstantialadj. 1. Chiefly Theology. Above or transcending all substance or being; = superessential adj. Chiefly of God. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > transcendent superessentialc1450 supersubstantialc1450 transcendent1877 c1450 [implied in: tr. Jan van Ruusbroec Treat. Perfection Sons of God (BL Add.) (1957) 246 This I calle contemplatyfe lyfe, for where that we drawe nere god in loue, þer we exercyse the best parte, and where as aboue alle thynge ascendynge supersubstancyally we serche, þer holye we possesse god.]. 1534 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1339/2 Thys..woorde Godde, signifyeth..not onelye the vnitie of the Godheadde, but also the trinitie of the three persones, and not onely theyr supersubstaunciall substance, but also euery gracious propertie. 1602 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xiii. lxxviii. 321 Locall vnlocally each wheare, Super-substantiall, who Knowes all that was, is, and is not. a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 90 They saw a Starre, with five Beames... 1. Materiall, the Starre in the East: 2. Spirituall, the Starre of Faith, in their hearts. 3. Intellectuall, an Angel in a Dreame: 4. Rationall; the Virgin Marie; 5. Supersubstantiall; Christ himselfe. 1651 J. F. tr. H. C. Agrippa Three Bks. Occult Philos. ii. vi. 181 Three persons in the supersubstantiall Divinity [L. in supersubstantiali divinitate]. 1772 J. G. King Rites Greek Church in Russia 389 Let us pray unto the Lord that the purifying virtue of the supersubstantial Trinity may rest upon this water. 1806 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 1195 God is the sole self-comprehending Being, i.e. he has an Idea of himself, and that Idea is..not only substantial or essential, but super-substantial, super-essential. 1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. ii. 406 He is the Thearchic Intelligence, the supersubstantial Being. 1919 J. Ruysbroeck tr. T. A. Hyde Kingdom of Lovers of God xxx. 157 Thus indeed shall we, without any imperfection, hasten unto and stand before the super-substantial essence of God. 1999 BBC Summary of World Broadcasts (Nexis) 21 July Others have firm belief in so-called supersubstantial, supernatural, and extra-terrestrial stuff. 2. Christian Church. Above or transcending material substance; spiritual. Chiefly of the Eucharistic bread.In some uses (e.g. quots. 1609 and 2009) with reference to the manna from heaven, which is seen as the Old Testament precursor of the Eucharist. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [adjective] > spiritual or immaterial ghostlyOE spiritualc1384 supersubstantial1534 spirit-like?1611 spirituous1634 ethereal1642 supersensual1647 spirituose1677 earthless1679 antemundane1693 suprasensual1780 supersensuous1825 suprasensuous1838 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > of transcendent spirit supersubstantial1534 society > faith > worship > sacrament > communion > eucharistic doctrines > presence of Christ in communion > [adjective] > of bread: transcending materiality supersubstantial1534 1534 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1342/2 That heauenlye and supersubstancyall breadde and cuppe, beyng consecrate with that solemne benediction, is profitable to the lyfe and saluacyon of the whole man. 1550 J. Veron Godly Saiyngs sig. D.viiv In ye lords praier..we say: giue vs yt supersubstancial bread, not this bread that goeth intoo the body: but that bread of euerlastyng life, which vpholdeth the substaunce of our soule. 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Exod. xvi. Comm. It [sc. the manna] is our way-faring special provision, dailie and supersubstantial bread, til we shal possesse the promised land. 1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer 110 By preferring the meat that perisheth before that super-substantial Bread of Life which came from Heaven. 1721 J. Strype tr. T. Cranmer in Eccl. Memorials III. xxx. 236 I have sinned..Against Men, whom I have called from this supersubstantial Morsel. 1787 J. Berington Hist. Lives Abeillard & Heloisa v. 265 In the Lord's prayer, instead of daily bread, they used the word supersubstantial. 1852 J. Brown Disc. & Sayings our Lord I. iv. 245 Give us the supersubstantial bread—the bread of life. 1899 Fr. Dolling in C. E. Osborne Life Fr. Dolling (1903) x The Body and Blood of Christ Himself, our daily supersubstantial bread. 1921 Fortn. Rev. 1 June 170/1 He baptizes them, and so they become his spiritual children; he teaches and instructs them; he feeds them with the supersubstantial Bread, which comes down from heaven. 2009 T. Marshall Crucified Rabbi iv. 75 The vessel containing the manna pointed toward Christ as the supersubstantial Bread that came down from Heaven. Derivatives ˌsupersubstantiˈality n. [originally after Italian †soprasostantialità (1611 or earlier; compare quot. 1611); in later use initially after German Überwesentlichkeit (14th cent. as ϋberwesenlichheit); compare post-classical Latin supersubstantialitas (13th cent. in a British source), and also Byzantine Greek ὑπερουσία (compare note in main etymology)] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > active essence or essential power > that transcends > condition of supersubstantiality1611 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Soprasostantialità, supersubstantiality. 1843 J. E. Ryland tr. C. Semisch Justin Martyr II. iv. iv. i. 154 (note) Justin taught the perfect super-substantiality [Ger. Überwesentlichkeit] of God in the sense, and on the authority of Plato. 1911 tr. J. Pohle God i. ii. 73 The Fathers rather strive by means of it [sc. the negative mode of approaching God] to throw light both on the super-substantiality (ὑπερουσία) of God, and on our (relative) ignorance of things divine. 2001 M. N. Layoun Wedded to Land? ii. 117 The super-substantiality, the disembodiment, the immateriality of the young man and woman in the midst of a civil war and invasion dissipates. ˌsupersubˈstantially adv. [compare post-classical Latin supersubstantialiter (14th cent. in British sources; 16th cent. in a continental source)] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adverb] > in a transcendent manner (of spirit) supersubstantiallyc1450 superessentially1581 c1450 tr. Jan van Ruusbroec Treat. Perfection Sons of God (BL Add.) (1957) 246 This I calle contemplatyfe lyfe, for where that we drawe nere god in loue, þer we exercyse the best parte, and where as aboue alle thynge ascendynge supersubstancyally we serche, þer holye we possesse god. 1651 J. F. tr. H. C. Agrippa Three Bks. Occult Philos. iii. v. 356 Belief which is a true faith, is supersubstantially above all science and understanding conjoyning us immediately to God. 1893 A. E. Waite New Light of Mysticism: Azoth iv. 151 We are substantially, or, rather, supersubstantially, joined in God to everything which is good and holy, or is capable, under any circumstances, of becoming good and holy. 1996 V. Boland Ideas in God i. iii. 108 Names drawn from being may be used of God provided it is clear that he exists supersubstantially as the absolutely transcendent cause of everything that is. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1450 |
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